At 12/28/2002 08:53 AM, Mags N Brei wrote:
my understanding is that although jaco was into cocaine, he did not become a street person. he died as a result of a fight in a bar.There are a number of articles in the Library published at the time of his death. Fascinating reading.
Jazz Star Comatose After Fight At Bar
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=923
Club Manager is Charged in Beating of Jazz Musician
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=930
Dark Days For A Jazz Genius
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=924
Jaco Pastorious, Noted Jazz Guitarist
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=926
Death Silences One Of Music's True Originals
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=925
Charge Filed in Musician's Death
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=927
Man Admits Guilt in Beating Death Plea Consoles Jazz Great's Kin
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=928
Famed Jazz Musician's Killer Sentenced to 21 Months in Jail
http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=929
